Kinesiology?

Kinesiology?

The word Kinesiology means Science of Movement.

What is Applied Kinesiology?

Applied Kinesiology, AK
The "Applied Kinesiology, AK" was founded in 1964 by the American
chiropractor George Goodheart and are now used by chiropractors, osteopaths,
medical doctors, dentists and others with a license to diagnose. Dr. George
Goodheart found that evaluation of normal and abnormal body function could
be accomplished by using muscle tests. Since the original discovery, the principle
has broadened to include evaluation of the nervous, vascular, and lymphatic
systems, nutrition, acupuncture, and cerebrospinal fluid function.
The international organization of Applied Kinesiology is called International
College of Applied Kinesiology, ICAK.

What is Specialized Kinesiology/Energy Kinesiology?

Specialized Kinesiology and Energy Kinesiology
During the 1970's, -80's and -90's several other "kinesiologies"
have been formed outside the Applied Kinesiology and are now part of the "Specialized
Kinesiology" or "Energy Kinesiology" family. Some of them are
called: "Touch for Health", "Educational Kinesiology",
"One Brain", "Applied Physiology", "Biokinesiology",
"Applied Neurogenics", "Blue Print", "PKP",
"Transformational Kinesiology", "Hyperton-X", etc., etc.
Thousands of people, mainly in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and USA/Canada
now uses Specialized Kinesiology as a profession of its own or as part of
other alternative therapies or natural medicine.
The international organizations of Specialized Kinesiology/Energy Kinesiology
are called International Association of Specialized
Kinesiology, IASK and International
Kinesiology College, IKC.

What is Kinesiologic Medicine?

Kinesiologic Medicine, KM
All Applied Kinesiology-AK, is also part of Kinesiologic Medicine, but all
Kinesiologic Medicine is not part of AK.
The term "Kinesiologic Medicine" was first created by the American/Italian
chiropractor Anthony Gil in Milano. It refers to the techniques and different
kinesiology methods outside the officially accepted techiques of Applied Kinesiology
("non-official ICAK").
The founders of the different branches of Kinesiologic Medicine are often
members of the International College of Applied Kinesiology, ICAK. Kinesiologic
Medicine is used today by many professional therapists like chiropractors,
medical doctors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, osteopaths, nutritional therapists.

Differences between kinesiologies

Differences between Specialized/Energy Kinesiology and Applied Kinesiology/Kinesiologic
Medicine
One main difference, is that Specialized/Energy Kinesiology often uses a "Straight
Arm muscle test" and ask verbal "Yes and No"
questions.
Applied Kinesiology/Kinesiologic Medicine does not work with verbal questions
and uses hundreds of different muscle tests in the body.

Applied Kinesiology/Kinesiologic Medicine often puts focus on the structural
and nutritional acpects.
Specialized/Energy Kinesiology often puts focus on the mental/emotional
and energy aspects.

Applied Kinesiology/Kinesiologic Medicine usually works with treatment of
clinical and sub-clinical conditions or illneses.
Specialized/Energy Kinesiology usually works with energy-balancing,
stress-difusion and dyslexia.

Academic kinesiology - biomechanics, exercise physiology

Academic kinesiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology
Applied Kinesiology is sometimes mixed up with Traditional Academic Kinesiology
(incuding biomechanics, exercise physiology, physiotherapy).
It is easy to get confused and mix it up with Applied Kinesiology and Specialized
Kinesiology, but it is not the same modality! We both use the same word "kinesiology",
but it is not the same thing. Traditional Kinesiology work with Biomechanics,
Exercise Physiology and Psychomotor Behavior.